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does she think it's a real dog?

my dog trainer has these life size stuffed dogs she uses for her reactive dog training and my super-reactive dog doesnt not approve of them. even though they dont move, have no smell of their own (though im sure they smell like dog being in a dog training facility) he still loses his shiz over them.

even my other (not reactive) dog at one of his training classes saw one of them lying on it's side up on a desk and started whining at it. we had to turn it around :-P

my dog trainer has these life size stuffed dogs she uses for her reactive dog training and my super-reactive dog doesnt not approve of them. even though they dont move, have no smell of their own (though im sure they smell like dog being in a dog training facility) he still loses his shiz over them.

even my other (not reactive) dog at one of his training classes saw one of them lying on it's side up on a desk and started whining at it. we had to turn it around :-P

dogs are so silly

I've never heard of the life-sized dog toys being used in training--that's such a funny image of the dogs reacting to their stuffed twins. Mine just thinks it's funny, and drags it around by the ear. Sometimes she cuddles with it and it's so cute. Sometimes she whips it around in a circle. She's trying to show it she's in charge (she tries to do this to me too. We're still debating who is in charge....)

Cammie got a heated doggie bed for when she keeps me company in my office from me, and she got a bunch of treats and toys from the rest of my family. We also got a gift card for grooming, which I know I like more than she does.

I didn't really have time to get the cats anything. I still haven't finished shopping for the humans even.

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Amos got a plush hollow tree with three little squeaky chipmunks* that he can pull out. He pulls them all out and while he's playing with one, I stuff the other two back in so he thinks there's an unlimited supply of chipmunks*. I'm pretty sure I first saw this toy on the PPK and that Tegan has a bigger version of it for bigger puppies. He loves it. Last night we had gone to bed when he went back downstairs to fetch a chipmunk* and bring it upstairs to bed with us.

*They are actually squirrels according to the box, but I am going to call them chipmunks anyway because it's funner to say.

Amos got a plush hollow tree with three little squeaky chipmunks* that he can pull out. He pulls them all out and while he's playing with one, I stuff the other two back in so he thinks there's an unlimited supply of chipmunks*. I'm pretty sure I first saw this toy on the PPK and that Tegan has a bigger version of it for bigger puppies. He loves it. Last night we had gone to bed when he went back downstairs to fetch a chipmunk* and bring it upstairs to bed with us.

*They are actually squirrels according to the box, but I am going to call them chipmunks anyway because it's funner to say.

I'm pretty sure I first saw this toy on the PPK and that Tegan has a bigger version of it for bigger puppies.

Yes, Tegan has the ginormous one! We call them chipmunks too, because they look like chipmunks to me (I have never seen a striped squirrel, although google tells me they do exist). Tegan likes to play with the tree on my bed while I sit on the floor with my laptop. She takes the chipmunks out and drops them on my head. She seems to think that is funny.

I'm pretty sure I first saw this toy on the PPK and that Tegan has a bigger version of it for bigger puppies.

Yes, Tegan has the ginormous one! We call them chipmunks too, because they look like chipmunks to me (I have never seen a striped squirrel, although google tells me they do exist). Tegan likes to play with the tree on my bed while I sit on the floor with my laptop. She takes the chipmunks out and drops them on my head. She seems to think that is funny.

Your cat has big plans for that wrapping paper by the look in his/her eyes!

My Blizzard got a ridiculous number of gifts. He got 5 new balls, 2 tins of the fancy food we can never justify buying, a new fishing rod thing and a massive piece of twine. The twine was his favourite and the cheapest... sigh.

Was really rewarding when he brought a pile of his new toys to me in bed this morning though... he likes them!